carriage by rail

The directive helps to provide a clear interpretation of the legislation and simplifies it for carriage by rail, road and inland waterways.

Established by the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF), article 3.

The predecessor of OTIF was the Central Office for International Carriage by Rail, which was set up in 1893.

French Delegate in 1980; Chairman of the Revision Committee of the Convention Concerning International Carriage by Rail in 1990.

Since 1991 it has had a Kombinierter Ladungsverkehr ("combined freight transport") terminal, which handles freight in various standardised units for carriage by rail, road and inland transport.

The Community’s accession to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF), is thus crucial to promoting, improving and facilitating international rail transport.

Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail ("RID", part of the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail)

The carriage of dangerous goods by rail is governed by Appendix C of the Convention Covering International Carriage by Rail - International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail.

Goods such as milk and cattle from the agricultural areas of the West Country provided a regular source of freight traffic, whilst imports from the south coast ports also required carriage by rail to freight terminals such as the large Bricklayers Arms facility.